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Bookmark or Share- Paisley, Renfrewshire - WikipediaPaisley (/ ˈ p eɪ z l i / PAYZ-lee; Scots: Paisley; Scottish Gaelic: Pàislig [ˈpʰaːʃlɪkʲ]) is a large town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Located north of the Gleniffer Braes, the town borders the city of Glasgow to the east, and straddles the banks of the White Cart Water, a tributary of the River Clyde.
- Paisley (design) - WikipediaPaisley or paisley pattern is an ornamental textile design using the boteh (Persian: بته) or buta, a teardrop-shaped motif with a curved upper end. Of Persian origin, paisley designs became popular in the West in the 18th and 19th centuries, following imports of post- Mughal Empire versions of the design from India , especially in the form ...
- Paisley: The story of a classic bohemian print - BBCDesigner Veronica Etro tells BBC Culture that the paisley print is “central to Etro’s past, present and future.”. Her father started the company creating luxury textiles in 1968, and paisley ...
- A Brief History of Paisley - ElementsPaisley Throughout History. Paisley is most famously associated with luxurious Kashmir shawls. Woven from fine goat hair and incredibly soft, these shawls were exchanged among Persian royalty throughout the 16 th century. Kings gifted their inferiors Kashmir shawls as a type of khil’at, or “robe of honor.”.
- HISTORY OF PAISLEY | ORIGIN OF PAISLEY SYMBOL & PATTERNAncient Babylon in present day Iraq is claimed to be one place of origin of the paisley form, possibly dating back to 1700BCE. Another opinion, expressed by Sam Willis in the 2016 BBC TV series The Silk Road, is that the symbol originated from the city of Yazd in Iran.
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